narrowcast

[ nar-oh-kast, -kahst ]

verb (used without object),nar·row·cast or nar·row·cast·ed, nar·row·cast·ing.Radio and Television.
  1. to aim a program or programming at a specific, limited audience or sales market.

Origin of narrowcast

1
1770–80, for an earlier sense; narrow(broad)cast

Words that may be confused with narrowcast

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British Dictionary definitions for narrowcast

narrowcast

/ (ˈnærəʊˌkɑːst) /


verb-casts, -casting, -cast or -casted
  1. (tr) to supply (television programmes) to a small area by cable television

  2. (intr) (of programmers or advertisers) to target a specialized audience on radio or television

Derived forms of narrowcast

  • narrowcasting, noun

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